The Mechanics of Jason Motte

It’s disappointing to publish a mostly positive article about Jason Motte in wake of his ugly blown save Monday night. But the fact of the matter is that he throws pure gas, and I want to give some insight into how he’s able to do it. You can read this article, which I published for Future Redbirds, by clicking here. An excerpt on a couple of the changes made by Motte between last year and this year:

Motte pauses once his knee reaches the pinnacle of its lift before punching the glove, which acts as his timing mechanics to unleash all hell. The difference between the two versions is that the 2008 version pauses for a longer period of time, while the 2009 version gets going much more quickly. This results in a wind-up with better flow — much smoother than before and without any pauses that have the potential to throw off his timing

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